Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Janson Junk (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 151	# 243
VBR	# 450	# 519

Projections

Strikeouts	19	13
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.54	4.27
WHIP	1.34	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 188	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 146	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 167	# 251

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 120	# 201

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	32

Games Started	19	4

Innings Pitched	98.1	67.1

Wins	6	5

Losses	8	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	1	6

Hits Allowed	102	53

Earned Runs	46	28

Home Runs Allowed	12	7

Strikeouts	68	60

Walks	26	27

ERA	4.21	3.74

WHIP	1.30	1.19

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	9

Games Started	5	2

Innings Pitched	26.8	15.8

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	28	15

Earned Runs	14	8

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	19	13

Walks	7	5

ERA	4.54	4.27

WHIP	1.34	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
News
	Janson Junk allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk while striking out two across six innings in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Aug 13th	The Nationals activated Brad Lord from the injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Janson Junk allowed two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out one run across three innings in Thursday's 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Aug 7th	Brad Lord began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Janson Junk allowed one unearned run on three hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's 5-2 win over the New York Mets. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 31st	Brad Lord is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Janson Junk allowed one run on seven hits and no walks while striking out six across 4.2 innings in Sunday's 5-3 loss against the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 26th	The Nationals placed Brad Lord on the 15-day injured list with left side tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th
	Janson Junk allowed six runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three across four innings in Monday's 8-5 loss to the Houston Astros. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st	Brad Lord will open for the Nationals on Wednesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA			Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th				@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76
Thu, Apr 16th				@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#106
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#379
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Thu, Jun 25th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, Jul 6th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#273
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			vs NYM
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Brad Lord for Janson Junk (2026)

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